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Peer reviewedRudkin, Laura – Gerontologist, 1994
Used data from survey of elderly persons on Java to investigate prevalence of dependency status (functional, economic, residential) and implications of dependency status for happiness with old age. Dependency on kin was not negative situation, but having economic dependents appeared burdensome. Gender, being able to provide inheritance, and…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Foreign Countries, Happiness, Independent Living
